There are symbolic things that happen on the allotment each year. They mark a particular moment in the growing season, a point at which you know you’ve reached the same point as a previous year, even though the exact date might be different. I suppose in many ways this is a kind of almanac.
This last weekend saw the final harvest of the purple sprouting broccoli from the plot. It’s been especially good this year, and has given us many meals of homegrown veg, at a time when our supplies are growing short and we are more reliant on store bought produce than I would like.
I used this final crop to accompany a slow cooked shepherd’s pie that I made to serve dinner guests on Saturday. The shepherds pie had a little heat and warmth included courtesy of a bit of chilli pepper, and was a fine result, enjoyed by all.
The area that was once the purple sprouting broccoli has now been dug over, and has had some pelleted chicken manure added to it. It is destined to be an area for sweetcorn or courgettes and pumpkins, depending on the exact position of those plants. At the moment these are still seedlings in the potting shed so it will be a little while longer before they are ready to go out onto the plot.
I also recorded a short update video for YouTube, embedded below to watch should you wish.
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A dinner party? And we weren’t invited? How disappointing. I would have brought you some chicken manure! ;o)
You’re doing a wonderful job there, Alan. You’re a true inspiration to us.
Blessings,
David.
Hi David, you and Janice have a standing dinner invitation anytime you’re on this side of the Atlantic. Come on the summertime and there should be allotment produce on the menu.
I suspect you might have a hard time explaining the chicken manure at customs though!
LOL! Yes, it certainly raise a lot of questions. Thank you for the invite, it does mean a lot to us. You know that it goes both ways, if you ever make it to “the colonies”.